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Is the 30% Bonus on Club Carlson Points Worth it?

September 30, 2014
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Bottom Line

This is a good deal if you need to top off your account, or have an expensive stay coming up that you would have paid cash for. Most likely, you’ll save money by using points purchased through this promotion!

It’s an even better deal if you have the Club Carlson Premier Rewards card, because you get the last night free on award stays of 2 nights or more.

What’s your favorite Club Carlson hotel? Will you buy points through this promotion?

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@Hilde – I’d love to know more about that… I just applied in the branch for the business version of this card. All the bennies with a small annual fee. That would be needed information regarding the last night “free” when booking with points. Do i need to have enough points for all nights booked in order to take advantage of this?

@Heather I treat rewards points like any other household budget where you have to factor how many points you currently have, how many you can reasonably earn in a certain time span, and what your travel plans are, and hedge your bets on the inevitable devaluations of the points.

Everyone’s situation is different. For me, I consider this game as a way to stretch my budget. I want to get the maximum value for the points I have. So there are times I actually pay for a hotel room or a flight if the rooms and flights are relatively cheap.

Example in point: This year I took my family to Puerto Rico. We decided to visit Ponce for two days (staying overnight at a Hilton), and then staying in Old San Juan for five days (staying 5 nights at a Hilton). Yes, I had enough points that I could have paid for all 6 nights using points, but I didn’t. Instead I paid for the Hilton Ponce one night stay, and earned points instead. Then I used the stay-4-nights-get-5th-night-free at the Hilton Caribe Old San Juan and got maximum usage of points. So now I have points left over as a good start to my next 5 night stay.

Same with airline points. I scored a fabulous price deal on first class Envoy seats on US Airways (they were the same price as coach!). I paid with my US Airways card and earned points vs spending a ton of points. So saved the points for another trip when tickets are priced higher.

So a major part of this game is using the points that you have wisely and realizing when to pay and when to use points.

@Vic: I’m not sure whether the moderators allow members to post URL’s, but I guess I’ll find out today. Here is a link describing how to freeze the two obscure bureaus (ARS & IDA) that U.S. Bank will consult:

Editorial Note: We're the Million Mile Secrets team. And we're proud of our content, opinions and analysis, and of our reader's comments. These haven’t been reviewed, approved or endorsed by any of the airlines, hotels, or credit card issuers which we often write about. And that’s just how we like it! :)